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TIL “A butt load” actually equals 108 gallons.

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kOmmE TIL that the first novel featuring time travel was written in 1733. It is set 1997 and tells of a future where the world becomes dominated by the Jesuits. Because it was written before the industrial revolution, there is no depicted technological advancement between the author's time and the future